Nationally, Labour and the Tories have both lost control of key councils.

Jeremy Corbyn's party had made a significant push to take Tory "crown jewel" authorities but failed to make the strides needed.

Corbyn has failed to make a breakthrough in English local elections, as Conservatives saw off Labour challenges in key battleground councils.

Labour took Plymouth from the Conservatives but Hillingdon remained in Tory hands and Mr Corbyn's party fell well short of the upsets some had predicted in Tory strongholds Wandsworth, Westminster and Kensington.

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Local Election Results 2018

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan said last year that there was "no corner" of the city where the party could not win and insisted they could challenge the Tories "even in their crown jewels of Wandsworth and Barnet".